John B wrote:

> When I do a repair using the WinXP cd, all goes well until the restart.
> Windows starts in Safe Mode (even if I tell it to start in Normal mode) and
> Win XP Setup cannot run in Safe Mode. So then the whole process begins again
> with the same result. How can I do a repair in this situation?

What was the reason for doing a repair install?

Be aware that a repair install will not remove or fix problems due to
installed software and malware.

Steve N.